Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-04
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Something About TRrrsnt County =
Live Stock Exhibit st the State Fair
q. DaIias This Year,
The Two Kinds Of Improvements In stoct,
the Drcep'iv- Excessive Feeding and
Ihs Profitable Skillful Breeding,

Polk Bros. sold yesterday fine Jack to
Mr.. +. E. King Of Caldwell.
M. S. 81. Cook, morse and mule deal
er CT Gran6ury is in the city.
There were several Louisians dealers
in town yesterday looking for mares
Powell Bros. have lately mxde some
heavy sales for future delivery OF Poned
Angus and Galloway calves.
There arrived in the city yesterday for
the local butchers two c3rs OF cattle and
car Of foe hoss, the latter from J. NJ
McAliister Of Wichlta Falls.
dealer said last night that there was
az present in Fort Worm the greatest de-
mand for breeding stock, bulls, Jacks and
stations known in this market for two
years.
Extensive repairs have been msde IN
the Texas and Pacific stock ysrds at Fort
Worth. Naw lumber has been put in
some places and many of the pens sre
being furnished with hangers.
There were thirteen double deck cars
of sheep handled at the Texas and Pacific
stockyards yesterday, going from Balm
ger to Chicago, and TWO cars from Big
Springs with the same destination.
Two carloads of horses shipped by ".
W. Kirkpatrick from Goldlhwaite to
Monroe, LIS, passed through the city
yesterday. W. f Manning sent through
q carload from Bolton to Shreveport; A
c. Buchanan a carload from B2llinger to
Shreveport, and 2, B. Lopez O. carload
from Baird TO Shreveport.
Captain Julian Polk WAS found by
GAzGTTE man yes terGsy, aud some in
formation was obtained about Tarrant
county'5 live stock st the State Fair. A
great many premiums were taken by
Tsrrant county people on stock of Ill
kinds, and numerous transfers and
purchases were made. Mr. K 81. Var
Zsndt, Jr., sold his big Hclstein bull,
which took second premium, and bought
another OF c \ Isnvlle party, which n
will breed with nis H0.stein heifers. Mr..
Polk himself took several premiums on
his hero Of J3!seys.
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The folio wing oxGrsCb from az article
by Colonel +. D. Curtis is eminentIy true
aud the facts described have more iufu-
ence than is properly hOuored by tds
ruere theoretical consideration Of them.
They should be practically utilized. They
have had their il Ience on the Texas
horse trade, f0c wdel the writer says,
"Pamperlng is alTays destructive TO sny
breed Of Gnimais," Ne has put his fUger
or the cause for the demand fer Texas
breeding msres in tae norm. Their
blood is wanted 20 put tnat grit
AID stamina ia the northern stock which
has been lest by generations Of pamper-
ing, &ud WoiCh is 10 be had only IN rough
ly raised stock, such ss the Texas animals
are. Here is the article: There are TWO
Riuds Of impr0Ys ments in stock-one OF
the true merit, by skilltul breeding, ana
one, always deceptive, By excessive feed
Jag Or high condition. Half Of the
raiseTs will be capti9ated more By ths fat
than by the brains. TIE shoW-pen o.
stock ornamental with fat tells ita own
tale, for here the average raiser delights
30 lingsr anG im1gine that thcse speci-
mems are the types CT a noble breed.
When transferred 70 other grounds how
soon the picture fades! TIE qualities
of Gnimals which make them s1-
perior can be detected By a.
observing man, aud csn De fully appre-
cfated when not IN excessive flesh. PAM
pering is always destructive 20 any breed
Of animals and wise breeder viii not do
it. TIE man for show ard for the pres
ent vii! push his fsctog for temporary
success to the utmost limit. BrceGs are
not made in this way but thsy Can be de-